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Evening Star, Issue 23860, 15 April 1941, Page 8

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rxiVE USITY TOURX EY—OTAGO'S LEAD. Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that with only tennis (totalling 11 points) to lie competed for. the intemuivorsity tourney shield points are: Otago 27, Auckland IG;|. Canterbury S, Victoria College 7,\. PRESIDENT X.Z. LAUDER IPAKTY. A Wellington Association message states that Air James Roberts was re-eloctcd president of the Xew Zealand Labour Party. TEXXiS CD AAIPJOXSHIPS. Ar Logan Park this afternoon E. G. Ruddy and J. W. Paterson won the doubles championship, defeating J, C. Robertson and R. Sincock (5-2. (3-1. XORTI-f A ERIC AX EROXT LOXDOX, April 1 I .—-Although there was fighting around Solium and Tobruk to-day, British military circles in Cairo this afternoon declared that there was little change in the situation since yesterday. General Waved called on Sirry Pasha this morning, after which there was a full Cabinet meet ing. Tile military correspondent of ‘ 'Che Times ’ says it is undeniable that the; situation in Xorth Africa is a serious cause for anxiety. Doubtless the British High Command argues that tl)e further the • enemy line is stretched the hotter will he the prospect of a successful- counterstroke, but General Waved would hardly abandon the Libyan airfields unless the prospect of a pitched battle in Gyrenaica appeared very risky. Victory over a third-rate opponent has given ns all. perhaps, over-emifidcnce of our ability to deal with the German armoured units which crossed tho Mediterranean, also a false impression of our sea and air power to prevent them attaining anything like their present strength and additionally denying them supplies. When these supplies of fuel are not caught at sea or in the air their destruction on land is not easy. It is hardly to he doubted that a counterstroke will he attempted before long, but it will not lie ns simple a matter as Sidi Barrani. The Germans will keep to the open country and rely on mobility. In addition they possess a striking power far beyond the comparatively ill-equipped Italian expeditionary force.

HI VERT-ON RACES. Fairfax.—2-4 Lucky Feather 1, 3-2 Gnohill 2, 7-7 Aspire 3. All started.